What do do when it's THIS hot??

[malkin]

Stay safe, drink water, hunker down, and send resumes to jobs in the pacific northwest!

[colorisnt]

It got up to 106 this afternoon. At 5 PM when I woke up from my name, the weather guy said it was 101 and felt like 110. Holy crap!

So, I didn't ride today (again). I didn't ride yesterday for the same reason. I have a doctor's appt tomorrow at 9, so I would have to get up at a reasonable hour anyhow. I used to get up at 6 every day (work ended on Friday for me) so getting up at 5 to ride doesn't seem unreasonable.

I am NOT NOT NOT a morning person, but my mood will be really bad and my mental health (I wish I was joking) really depends on exercise. My therapist suggested I do whatever I need to to stay focused on my goals today. He's very much right. I have been so happy, so healthy, and really in great shape. I can't let the heat get me down! I will be home in a week and it will get easier (an hour outside of Chicago it is not THIS hot). I am used to riding in 92 degree weather now, but not 106 degree with 86% humidity! My asthma does not tolerate that.

[Rebekah H]

I'm in south Louisiana and have to wait until at least seven in the evening to ride or I'm pretty sure I would just plain die. It's brutal!

[tulip]

It's coming this way. Tomorrow will be 102 they say. My bike is at the shop getting a new chain and cassette. Good timing.

[ultraviolet]

If you're going to send heat, please localize it to Knot and Biciclista.

Temps in the 60s are plenty warm for me. But then, I'm generally not a fan of of temps beyond the low 70s...that was one of the main reasons why I moved to Seattle in the first place.

[Deborajen]

It got up to 111 degrees - air temp - here yesterday. We played golf yesterday morning and by the time we had some lunch and got home it was already 105. Sometimes we like to squeeze in a short ride in the afternoons after golf but in this heat, forget it! It's only gotten up to 111 degrees here 10 times in the 130 years they've been keeping records. It's crazy!

[Roadtrip]

Nice VW

Das Auto.



She's two months old.. one of the first things I bought the weekend we pulled the trigger was a hitch mount for the bikes. It does have a roof racks, but was a little dubious about lifting the bikes up on the roof.

So far I'm not dissapointed in the least. Love my VW.

[Blueberry]

She's lovely!

I got my TDI Sportwagen last September and still love her. I eventually want to do a hitch (yaks on roof, bikes on back, dog inside - or all toys on a trailer) - but my budget needs more slack before that happens....

[Biciclista]

um, Knot, speak for yourself. I am absolutely NOT complaining. I walked today at noon and worked up a sweat (must have been closer to 70 -- the sun came out) after 2 miles. i find this weather so much better for walking, riding, and working in my yard. I nevah EVAH want to live in the south...

[azfiddle]

Well.. as a desert dweller.... we ride early !
All of our group summer rides start at 6 am.

I can ride when it's up in the 90's for a little while, especially when the humidity isn't too high. It's dry in June, but once the monsoon season starts, and the humidity creeps up I start to overheat easily and need to be done and back by 8:30 am.

[colorisnt]

Well, I am up and ready to go. Sunrise in 30 minutes. Took the dog out and can't wait to ride this morning!

[Crankin]

I do short rides early in the AM, before work, a couple of days a week. I go whether it's warm or cold, but today, at 5:30, it felt positively awful out there. It must be 90% humidity. Should have taken my inhaler.
My best riding temps are between 55 and 70. I have to acclimate to anything higher. Last summer, I had to; we had 25 days over 90 degrees.
I lived in Florida for 5 years and AZ for 16. I can't imagine riding in either of those places during the "hot" months. I used to walk at 5 AM in AZ, and it was already 105 degrees by then, in the summer. All of my exercise was done in a gym.

[Catrin]

Yesterday it was 96 degrees here with a heat index of close to 110 While my asthma has almost disappeared, I am cautious about riding in conditions like that - extreme heat/humidity or too much cold air are both triggers - though cold air seems to trigger my asthma more easily.

Last night I opted for a spinning class (which was quite warm indeed), today is a rest day, and tomorrow the temps are going to give us a break for a few days. If there hadn't been a spinning class scheduled I would have ridden in my favorite park, but wouldn't have been able to really work at it - not in that heat/humidity. Still, any ride is better than none!

[Blueberry]

Last summer, I had to; we had 25 days over 90 degrees.

Last summer, we had 93 days in excess of 90.

I'm with Mimi - I'd move to Seattle in a heartbeat (if I could find a job there).

[colorisnt]

I am with the asthmatics out there. I rode 20 miles in about an hour and 10. That is a decent pace for me, but that was not counting the breaks I took. Normally, I wouldn't need breaks for the first 20, but that was AWFUL. It wasn't particularly hot - it was only about 82 when I got back, but the humidity was a killer.

I needed my inhaler on the way up a long, but shallow, climb. I haven't used my inhaler in a few months - it used to be daily - so that is saying a lot. I will keep getting up at 5 AM if this is what it takes to get out there, but be careful ladies.